Integral Ad Science Acquires ADmantX; Digital Publishing Revenue Declines
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX; digital publishing revenue declines; Ad-Lib raises USD$6m (£4.6m); Ocean Outdoor offers to purchase AdCityMedia; IAB Europe announces results of CMP compliance check. Integral Ad Science acquires ADmantX Integral Ad Science (IAS), a global market leader in digital ad verification, has announced the acquisition of ADmantX. The transaction brings together the leading provider of contextual intelligence [...]
Ad Tech and Privacy Compliance: Interview with Simon McDougall, ICO
In June this year, The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released its Update Report into Adtech and Real-Time Bidding, which highlighted “systemic concerns” surrounding the compliance of RTB in upholding consumer privacy. Ahead of the fact-finding briefing to be held today, Tuesday 19th November, as the six-month window of engagement with the DPA draws to a close, ExchangeWire spoke with Simon McDougall (pictured below), executive director for technology and innovation at the ICO, to discuss where progress has been made from the [...]
Bots Vs Brands – Battling Ad Fraud in the Age of Automation
Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Peter Wallace (pictured below), commercial director of GumGum Europe, details how vigilance is required in the ongoing battle against ad fraud, where progress has been made, and how the industry needs to collaborate to deal with the greater sophistication of fraudulent techniques. Of all aspects of the brand safety crisis, ad fraud is perhaps one of the biggest. The news often favours stories about negative adjacencies, and for good reason – headlines about YouTube scandals are great [...]
Agencies Join JICWEBS Blockchain Pilot; PubMatic Releases Q3 2019 QMI Report
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: Agencies join JICWEBS blockchain pilot; PubMatic releases Q3 2019 QMI report; Impact expands mobile partnership capabilities; The Trade Desk releases consumer streaming survey; and Jivox launches IQiD. Agencies join JICWEBS blockchain pilot JICWEBS, the cross-industry committee which defines standards and best practice for digital advertising, has confirmed additional participants in their pilot project which evaluates how blockchain, or Distributed Ledger [...]
First-Party Data Priorities Prompt Publishers to Take Back Control
Writing exclusively for ExchangeWire, Giovanni Stocchi (pictured below), CEO of ADmantX, dives into the ongoing trend for publishers closely managing their own first-party data, and how they can further refine their approach in creating detailed audience segments. GDPR has been the push publishers needed to take back control of their first-party data to offer advertisers custom-fit audiences and propensity modelling. Publishers know they have not always guarded their audience data closely enough to ensure that they profit from it, rather than third-parties. [...]
The Evolution of Prebid
Following the Prebid Leadership Summit in October, Dikshant Joshi (pictured below), director of product management at AdPushup, penned this exclusive article for ExchangeWire on the importance of Prebid for publishers, and how the technology is set to evolve. Why prebid is popular among publisher communities Header bidding is a response to the inefficient waterfall method of ad serving and the walled gardens of the duopoly. When header bidding first emerged, a lot of players started building proprietary tech—poor standards and lack of [...]
DoubleVerify Acquires Ad-Juster; Rubicon Project Announces LiveRamp Integration
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: DoubleVerify acquires Ad-Juster; Rubicon Project announces LiveRamp integration; IPA supports ISBA Origin; AudienceProject launches AudienceHub; and Innovid expanding in Europe. DoubleVerify acquires Ad-Juster DoubleVerify, a leading independent platform for digital media measurement and analytics, has announced the acquisition of Ad-Juster, a SaaS-based reporting and analytics platform for digital publishers. Ad-Juster services deliver the data transparency and insights publishers use to [...]
Why All Brands Should Consider Mobile Advertising Within Esports
In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire and TheGamingEconomy, James Anderson (pictured below), business director at Publicis Sport and Entertainment, discusses how mobile esports has evolved from humble beginnings, and why the time is right for advertisers to invest in the medium. The world’s most popular video game console is sitting in our pockets right now. All brands should consider tapping into the gaming industry Research finds mobile gamers tend to be more receptive to advertising compared to non-gamers. Some 43% of mobile gamers [...]
The Three Dimensions of Identity
In this exclusive article for ExchangeWire, Mathieu Roche (pictured below), CEO and co-founder at ID5, writes on the importance of identity, the consolidation in cross-device solutions, and the importance of a persistent ID currency managed by a specialist provider. Identity is the foundation of digital advertising: the ability to individualise consumers (or their devices), rather than treat them as a group, is what enables audience qualification and targeting, frequency capping, and performance attribution – all fundamental to the success of digital [...]
InfoSum Launches First-Party Data Platform; Smart Expands to UK Market
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the European region – in this edition: InfoSum launches first-party data platform; Smart expands to UK market; VIOOH research: 2020 to be year programmatic digital OOH goes mainstream; ConversionWorks and Datalicious Korea to merge with MightyHive; and The Ozone Project signs The Stylist Group as its newest publisher. InfoSum launches first-party data platform InfoSum has announced the launch of its Discovery platform, which enables media owners to [...]
